Chipotle Mexican Grill

One of the few advantages of chain food is that you always know what you're getting no matter where you are, right?  Well, at this Chipotle, not exactly.  First the lady piled about 50% more rice into my bowl than I've ever gotten at any other Chipotle.  And somehow it was significantly more than my wife's portion (although she got more than the usual amount too).  But the worst was when my wife asked for "a little green salsa" and the woman ladled out an enormous heaping scoopful.  A moment later when I asked for green salsa, with no size qualification, I got the same giant serving.  Then when I asked for corn salsa also, she gave me about half a spoonful.  Weird.

Also, there is no excuse to leave dirty tables in the dining room when the place is so slow.  Around 2pm on a Saturday, they served three customers in a half-hour span.  Those tables were dirty when we arrived and dirty when we left.  That kind of thing bothers me because it can only mean that the staff doesn't care, and if they don't care about wiping tables, what else aren't they doing that I will never know about?

I really like Chipotle. It's a ton of food for a good price. And the people at this location are like machines. Burrito building machines.  They're very accommodating and helpful with online orders [especially when you have a long day, order your food for an hour earlier than you meant to and show up still wanting lunch].  

My order is always right, always hot and ready to go.  They must be doing something right because the line is out the door every day at noon. I wouldn't ever stand in that line for food, but if you order ahead online, it's a great place to get a quick lunch.

I know that most of the down town Chipotles make their burritos a little smaller, but this place was even short on the lettuce. C'mon guys, stop living off the brand name and make me a real damn burrito.

Want a decent Burrito, go to the Chipotle at 10 E. Jackson.